Villagers in a remote Italian community cut off from the internet have shown that life goes on - even when there is no internet.

With only 400 mostly elderly people, Civitacampomarano in central Italy Province is so remote that few are able to get online and mobile phones suffer from poor reception.

But an arts project has shown how digital innovations like Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and eBay have actually existed for generations in the real world rather than online.

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Villagers in a remote Italian community cut off from the internet have shown that life goes on - even when there is no internet. The arts project has transformed local facilities to represent websites, such as Twitter (pictured)

But an arts project has shown how digital innovations like Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp (pictuted) and eBay have actually existed for generations in the real world rather than online

Innovation: Village places and facilities have been given virtual functions, including this delivery van given a WeTransfer makeover

Observation: Chairs pointing towards a television in a bar have been given a YouTube makeover

The creator, Milan-based artist Biancoshock, has turned a bench into a Twitter chair. The village storyteller and expert on local history has had a Wikipedia sign posted up outside her home.

Chairs facing a television set in the local bar have been marked with YouTube logos, and the town noticeboard has now been given a Facebook makeover.